Monday
At The Khalifa Tennis Complex
Doha, Qatar
Purse: $731,000 (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 7-5, 6-4.
Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Angelique Kerber (8), Germany, 6-0, 6-3.
Venus Williams (7), United States, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Sam Stosur, Australia, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Doubles
First Round
Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (4), United States, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 7-6 (2), 6-4.